Colonel Daud is a battalion commander over Alpha Company. The officers in Alpha Company despise Daud for being inexperienced and sending them on reckless missions. After Daud orders Alpha Company to do several dangerous Combat Assaults in Pinkville, all of Alpha Company hates him so much that they cheer when they hear that Viet Cong soldiers killed him.
Colonel Daud Quotes in If I Die in a Combat Zone
The If I Die in a Combat Zone quotes below are all either spoken by Colonel Daud or refer to Colonel Daud. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 11
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More Combat Assaults came in the next days. We learned to hate Colonel Daud and his force of helicopters. When he was killed by sappers in a midnight raid, we head the news over the radio. A lieutenant led us in song, a catchy, happy, celebrating song: Ding-dong, the wicked witch is dead.
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Colonel Daud Quotes in If I Die in a Combat Zone
The If I Die in a Combat Zone quotes below are all either spoken by Colonel Daud or refer to Colonel Daud. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Chapter 11
Quotes
More Combat Assaults came in the next days. We learned to hate Colonel Daud and his force of helicopters. When he was killed by sappers in a midnight raid, we head the news over the radio. A lieutenant led us in song, a catchy, happy, celebrating song: Ding-dong, the wicked witch is dead.
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